In February 2008, CFO Research Services, a unit of CFO Publishing and part of The Economist Group, began a research project with Business Objects, an SAP company, asking senior finance executives to give views on their priorities and challenges around integrating operational and financial planning processes. 

To properly protect the information at the database layer there are a number of comprehensive measures that need to be taken. With this paper Tanya Baccum, SANS Institute analyst, examines these measures for holistically protecting Oracle database from inside out. 

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we mark the 10th anniversary of Microsoft’s Bill Gates announcing the Trustworthy Computing initiative, and ask if it has made IT more secure. We look at what Oracle’s latest developments mean for its software users running rivals’ servers, and conclude our Buyer’s Guide to IT consumerisation. Download the issue now. 

Written by Jeremy Hope from Beyond Budgeting Round Table, this paper describes how CFOs should set the highest standards of ethical reporting and behavior. 

Today’s health care organizations face a growing list of challenges. And as the volume of patient data continues to explode, they need imaging solutions that streamline management and help control health care delivery costs. Access this white paper for an outline of imaging solutions that offer efficient data management tools. 

VMware enterprise management solutions help healthcare organizations control IT infrastructure and reduce change, configuration, and compliance costs in physical, virtual, and cloud environments while complying with HIPAA regulations. Take the one-time event out of audit and compliance and achieve IT automation. 

Something as seemingly trivial as a truck hitting a telephone pole can suddenly leave health care employees unable to access clinical applications and patient data. This tip discusses how providers can create, and update, business continuity plans to ensure that key systems and processes are maintained. 

Unfortunately, data theft and the financial consequences of such breaches can be severe. Many organizations lose customers and revenue because of the violation of trust incurred from a breach. Inside this white paper, learn about a security approach that can help reduce risk, while also controlling operating costs. 

Oracle Database Vault is the industry’s leading database security solution for addressing regulatory compliance and concerns over the insider threat. Oracle Database Vault provides the flexible transparent and highly adaptable security controls required in today’s global economy. 

Accounting for corporate actions accurately is one of the biggest challenges for investment managers, with significant portfolio valuation, performance and tax implications for investors. And its only going to get more challenging due to reporting requirements and mounting activity. Learn how to get a handle on the 5 most common corporate actions. 

This white paper reviews key mobile trends and analyzes how performance testers must change their testing methodologies to ensure they are accounting for the changes caused by mobile usage.